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Radio Australia News nospam@your.abc.net.au nospam@your.abc.net.au 2008-11-24T14:30:25+11:00 2008-11-24T14:30:25+11:00 Bangladesh delays parliamentary election to Dec. 29Bangladesh's top election official says polls to return the country to democratic rule will be held on December 29, in line with the demands of the party of ex-prime minister Khaleda Zia.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427479.htm2008-11-24T14:30:25+11:00Tight security as Kashmir votes in stage two of electionsRiot police have beaten back hundreds of anti-poll protesters in Indian Kashmir as the state voted in the second stage of elections.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2427480.htm2008-11-24T14:30:25+11:00Two horse race for Indonesian electionsNext year's presidential race in Indonesia has narrowed to a repeat of the 2004 poll, with the shock exit of a prominent contender for the country's top job.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2425748.htm2008-11-21T22:25:37+11:00UN, Commonwealth to dispatch missions to FijiTop international agencies are stepping up their involvement in Fiji, with the announcement of two high level visits.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2426816.htm2008-11-21T22:02:23+11:00Bangladesh parties call for polls to be delayedFresh talks are expected in Bangladesh on Friday between the government and a key party which has asked for the country's first democratic elections in seven years to be postponed.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2425744.htm2008-11-21T13:02:07+11:00Fiji, Pacific Forum members argue case for electionsFiji's interim government has outlined its reasons for not holding elections next March at a meeting of the Forum-Fiji Joint Working Group.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2425517.htm2008-11-21T03:33:33+11:00CNMI elects new delegate to US CongressThe former director of the Northern Marianas' Election Commission has become the first elected delegate of the CNMI to the US House of Representatives.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2424580.htm2008-11-20T17:58:08+11:00American Samoa votes for new governorVoters in American Samoa have gone to the polls for the second time in a fortnight to select a new governor.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2424245.htm2008-11-19T16:37:55+11:00EU endorses elections in BangladeshThe European Union says Bangladesh's army-backed government has created an environment to hold 'fair and credible' elections next month.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2423431.htm2008-11-19T14:14:39+11:00Voting begins in Indian KashmirResidents in Indian Kashmir have begun voting for a new state government amid tight security and a boycott by separatists.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2422220.htm2008-11-17T22:53:04+11:00Bougainville election candidates announcedDecember's by-election in Papua New Guinea's autonomous Bougainville region will be contested by 14 candidates.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2421146.htm2008-11-17T18:21:36+11:00New Zealand's PM elect ready to announce his cabinetNew Zealand's Prime Minister elect-John Key says he has formally sealed the formation of a centre-right government led by his National Party.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2420949.htm2008-11-16T16:06:08+11:00Toribiong wins Palau presidencyIn Palau, lawyer Johnson Toribiong has been elected as president after counting was completed following the November 4th election.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2417676.htm2008-11-13T07:54:26+11:00New Maldivian president sworn into officeThe President of the Maldives has been sworn into office.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2416932.htm2008-11-12T07:54:42+11:00NZ PM-elect to announce new Cabinet by SundayNew Zealand prime minister-elect John Key says he may announce a new cabinet by Sunday after holding talks with potential minor party allies.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2416684.htm2008-11-12T07:54:41+11:00Goff named to lead NZ's Labour PartyFormer New Zealand trade and defence minister Phil Goff has been named as Helen Clark's successor to lead the Labour Party.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2416673.htm2008-11-11T15:35:42+11:00Islander trend in NZ parliamentPacific Islander MPs say the highest number of Islander representatives voted into New Zealand's parliament in the general election highlights a growing trend in the country.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2416066.htm2008-11-11T14:02:17+11:00Urgency replaces celebrations for NZ prime minister-electNew Zealand's prime minister-elect, John Key, has held talks with minor party allies as he bids to form a government within a week to help tackle the fallout of the global economic crisis.http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200811/s2415688.htm2008-11-11T08:09:47+11:00